Karamu House

Karamu House in the Fairfax neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is the oldest producing Black Theatre in the United States opening in 1915. Many of Langston Hughes's plays were developed and premiered at the theater.

Karamu House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Karamu House
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Coordinates41°29′38″N 81°37′27″W
Built-1915 (as Settlement House)
-1941 (renamed as Karamu House)
Architectural styleModerne
Websitekaramuhouse.org
MPSBlack History TR
NRHP reference No.82001368
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1982
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